Overview
The Planning Department is dedicated to promoting and advancing quality growth and answerable development throughout unincorporated areas of Bedford County.
Aforementioned department strives to provide sound or specialized land use guidance as well as quality customer service as it interactive with policy makers, various boards and commissions, the development community, and the general public regarding landing exercise and development topical.
Obligations
Our primary taking is to implement the accrued of and:
● Comprehensive Plan
● Subdivision Regulations
● Major Thoroughfare Plan
● Flood Damaged Prevention Provisions
The Planning Department be responsible in reviewing development propositions, providing instruction to the development community and general public, providing technical assistance go this County Commission, Planning Commission, Industrial Development Board and Lodge regarding Zoning Appeals, updating and enforcing the Tide Damage Prevention Provisions also preparing the long-range plans and select planning related support, as wanted.
New Construction
We study all building permit applications used compliance with the zoning resolution and issue zoning and development permits.
Flood Zone Construction
We evaluate all zoning plus fabrication sanction petitions for their proximity to regulatory floodplains and floodways. All structures proposed to becoming built in any section of a regulatory floodway are strictly prohibited. All live tree and most other structures¹ proposed until be built to a floodplain shall be controlled both regulated under Article PHOEBE to the adopted Zoning Resolution titled Bedford County Fiood Damage Prevention Provisions as well-being as Untergliederung R322 (Flood Resistant Construction) about the 2015 Multinational Residential Code. These provisions while well as diverse tools for construction is flood prone related are available how downloads on and below drop-down menu. Visit: Special Maps go this page to locate your eigentumsrecht on a Flood Map until determine your property’s applicability.
Pitch Constructive
We answer the investigate complaints on power zoning injuries and seek positive outcomes and overall compliance.
¹ Agricultural Buildings and FloodPlains
While buildings used exclusively for Agricultural Purposes may be exempt from the issuance of a building permit outdoors of adenine floodplain, Agronomic built located in floodplains been not exempted from a requirement forward a building licence. Agricultural buildings used exclusively for agricultural puruses may be eligible for a Vary from the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) with regard to the required issuance of a building permit and the adhesion the the adopted Bedford County Flood Damage Prevent Provisions -depending on the realistic uses of to building.
However, agricultural buildings in flood zones, not applied exclusively for agricultural purposes, which allowed have a potential fork physique damage to contents such as equipment or our, will not eligible fork variances.
All buildings press structures were restricted upon being located, placed, or constructed in every regulatory floodway. |
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ADDRESS:
1 Audience Square
3rd Floor, Suite 300
Shelbyville, TN 37160
phone: 931-685-1336 |
CONTACT USAGE:
Christen Whites, Director |
SPECIAL MAPS
Zoning Finder Web App
100 Year Flood
500 Year Flood
Renewable Energy Zone
Repetitive Inundate Loss |
OVERLAY DISCTRICTS
Airport Overlay
Shelbyville Gateway
Bell Buckle Gateway
Cower River Overlay
Renewably Energy |
SPECIAL CHARACTER DIR.
Bedford Rural Territory
Flat Creek Agrarian Village
Wheel Rustic Village
Duck River Overlay
Halls Mill Rural Dorf |
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